Tutorials that we watched on Friday Aug 24, 2012

Link to Adobe videosYou will need to click on Photoshop under Select A Product, select Photoshop CS3. Then under title look for "Using Layers" Start this video and watch what he does. Be sure to practice what he is teaching you.You will also need to look for "Making and Refining Selections"We will be using what you learn in both to work on your assignment.

Portfolios are due May 15

The link to the Rubric I will be using is here. Be sure to complete you entire online Portfolio. Once it is complete email me and let me know you are ready for me to grade your Portfolio. There will be no presentations this semester.

Link to Audio PowerPoint

Extra Credit Assignment

Click here for the extra credit assignment. If you decide to do this assignment you may use it for your additional project for the Illustrator section of your Portfolio. In order to receive extra credit you must email it to my by May 4, 2012 and also post it on your website. (be sure to email it as an Illustrator file)

April 23, 2012

The remaining pictures for your group are due on April 27. That means you need to have at least 50 pictures posted to your website for your group project that is due May 4, 2012. I will not accept any of these projects late. The project should be an example of your best work. Remember it must have sound that you created either by mixing music or creating your own music. You can not drop in a song and call it good. You will also need to list what each person's assignment was on the team project.

April 17, 2012

You have plenty of projects you should be working on. I have been working on grading your assignments for Illustrator and Flash and I have noticed very few of you have your websites up to date. Remember you will only received a C if you follow the instructions and don't add anything to to make it your own. Show me you tried something new or added an element of your own. Average work will receive the average grade. The following is a list of the assignments I will be grading this week. Some of you will be seeing your grades already posted. Do not forget your ADDIE project. You will need to post your photos to your individual websites under movies today These were due today. Be sure to update your project file today.Assignments that are due this week (April 17):Illustrator: Live Trace ActionIllustrator: Trace PortraitFlash: TrainFlash: Bouncing ballFlash: Stick FigureFlash: Tweening

ADDIE PROJECT

Teams will create a project using their skills learned in MultimediaEach team will have no more than 6 members.Each team project must have a min of 350 picturesEach team member must take a min 50 pictures. The remaining pictures may be done by members of the team. No other sources of pictures may be used.There must be a theme for each project and it must be pre-approved and school appropriate

Click here for the link to the ADDIE model layout. Keep in mind you must follow this process for your Group Project.The links to the different groups are listed above. You must use this document to list your milestones, contributions of each team member, and your story board of how your project will look.The final project is due May 5, 2012. No late work will be accepted and all members of the team will grade themselves and others. These grades will be used along with the Rubric for your final grade.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.Welcome to Multimedia

This will be an exciting class where you will learn lots of new things including the following:

The course will cover the following:*Students will develop an awareness of digital media career opportunities*Students will demonstrate the ability to perform common computer functions on a standard platform as they apply to digital media*Students will recognize and apply effective visual design concepts*Students will effectively use text in digital media*Students will produce bitmap and vector 2D graphics*Students will demonstrate proper planning and design by utilizing an instructional design model such as ADDIE*Students will participate in individual and team activities*Students will produce and utilize 2D animation*Students will plan, create, edit, and publish digital video*Students will plan, produce, edit, and publish digital audio*Students will design and develop various projects to add to an digital portfolio